
From the Organizer
USA Project Valor & Badizo to Support Utah's Homeless Veterans (Northern Utah)
Homes for Veterans: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Hope
📅 Date: Saturday, August 29, 2025
🕖 Time: Check-in begins at 7:00 am (MST), 5k Run/Walk - 8:00am
📍 Location: Heritage Park, Nibley, Utah — or join virtually from anywhere!
Event Options
🏃 5K Run/Walk
🏃 5K VIRTUAL Run/Walk
Whether you're joining us in person or supporting from afar, every step you take brings us closer to providing housing and hope for our nation's veterans.
Why It Matters
Join us for a 5K run/walk that’s about more than just the finish line — it’s about bringing hope and a brighter future to USU's Student Veterans and Utah's Homeless and Aging Veterans.
USA Project Valor, a non-profit committed to ending veteran homelessness in Utah and needs your support. Whether you walk, run, or cheer, your participation helps tackle a critical issue and changes lives.
Tell your friends. Post it. Share it. Every voice helps grow the impact. Together, we can change lives!
Choose Your Experience
🏞️ In-Person 8/29/2026:
Run or Walk at:
Virgil Gibbons Heritage Park
2456 S 800 W, Nibley, UT 84321
💻 Virtual 8/28/2026 - 8/30/2026:
Participate anywhere — just track and submit your time! The Virtual run/walk goes three days, from August 28, 29, or 30th.
All participants receive:
Registration Fee is $35
Other Activities
🇺🇸 Flag Cremony: 7:30am
🎉 Games for young kids 8:00am - 11:00am
🚚 Food trucks and local vendors 8:30am - 11:00am
🎶 Live band performance 9:30am - 11:00am
🚘 Car Show 9:00am - 11:00am
🎁 Prize giveaways and Silent Auction, Starting after 5k run and going through the morning
Come and meet our Veterans...
Proudly Sponsored By:
USU Project Valor • Badizo (Run, Walk, Go)
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
83°
Typical Low
56°
Chance of Rain
17%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Logan Utah St Univ, 1 mi from the venue.
Host City
Nearest Airport
OGD
Ogden Hinckley Airport · 39 mi
Major Hub
SLC
Salt Lake City International Airport · 67 mi
Time Zone
Mountain Time
From Endurance Grid
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Your Next Start Line
Every finish line starts with a single decision. Claim your spot at Join Us for the 2026 USA Project Valor Badizo 5K Run (Northern Utah), put it on the calendar, and turn “someday” into a start date.
72
Days to train
Coming Up
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Join Us for the 2026 USA Project Valor Badizo 5K Run (Northern Utah)
Aug 28, 2026